Leave for Academic and Professional Development Sample Clauses

Leave for Academic and Professional Development. (a) In order to satisfy Carleton University's future needs for particular skills and qualifications and to permit employees to fulfil their professional commitments, the employer may grant study leaves or retraining leaves, with full, partial, or without pay.
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Leave for Academic and Professional Development. (a) In order to satisfy Nipissing University's future needs for particular skills and qualifications and to permit Members to fulfill their professional commitments, the Employer may grant study leaves or retraining leaves, with full, partial, or without pay.
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Leave for Academic and Professional Development. (a) In order to Carleton University's future needs for particular skills and qualifications and to permit employees to fulfil their professional commitments, the employer may grant study leaves or retraining leaves, with full, partial, or without In particular, the employer shall provide financial support to employees who undertake programs of retraining with the agreement of the employer in order to effect internal transfers and to provide for a higher level of instructional flexibility. In the case of leave for retraining the employee shall continue to receive full benefits and shall earn credit toward a sabbatical, tenure, confirmation and promotion and full eligibility for career development increments. An employee on leave for retraining shall receive such additions to nominal salary as shall be implemented, as a result of collective bargaining, from time to time during the period of leave and shall be eligible to have career development increments added to the nominal salary. In the case of study leave, such leave shall be governed by Article Leave of Absence Without Pay, and Article Reduced Workload with Pro-Rated Pay, except that financial compensation shall be by arrangement between the employer and employee.
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Leave for Academic and Professional Development. For Full-time Members
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Leave for Academic and Professional Development. 22.11 In order to satisfy the Association's needs for particular skills and qualifications, the Employer may grant academic leaves with pay to full-time or part-time continuing employees.
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Related to Leave for Academic and Professional Development

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  • Professional Development Fund A budget item equal to one-half (½) of one (1) percent of employees' salaries shall be set aside annually to be used to:

  • Continuing Professional Development The Official Agency shall provide appropriate training for staff performing official controls, enabling them to undertake their duties competently and to carry out official controls in a consistent manner, as per legislative requirements. The Official Agency shall identify training needs for staff performing official controls and ensure that staff carrying out official controls are kept up to date in their area of competence and develop specialised expertise, in partnership with the Authority and other Local Authorities. While the provision of training is the primary responsibility of the Official Agency, the Authority may provide training interventions where the Official Agency has highlighted areas where training is required. The Authority will endeavour to facilitate networking and collaboration with other Official Agencies to assist in improving knowledge in such areas. The Authority will provide e-learning resources and training for official control staff so as to promote a consistent understanding and application of new legislation, guidance or procedures, as appropriate. The Official Agency shall support participants in using e-learning resources, disseminating knowledge or skills acquired and encourage the application of learning gained through the Authority’s training in official control activities. The Official Agency shall ensure that contractors used in the performance of the Service Contract provide evidence of Continuous Professional Development and Compliance with this section. Where staff from the Official Agency need to travel outside the Official Agency functional area to attend training courses/meetings, this shall be facilitated by the Official Agency. The Official Agency in partnership with the Authority shall develop and implement training programmes for all staff engaged in the performance of the Service Contract. Where staff have participated in Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) the training content shall be disseminated to relevant staff/contractors in the Official Agency and other local authorities in partnership with the Authority.

  • Professional Development Funds 23.1.1 Two Professional Development Funds, a Professional Development Support Fund and an Education Leave Fund, shall be established to support professional development activities as defined in 23.2. On April 1st of each year, the College will allocate an amount equal to no less than 0.9% of total faculty salary (exclusive of severance payments) to the Professional Development Support Fund, and an amount equal to no less than 0.6% of total faculty salary to the Educational Leave Fund. Any unused balances in these funds shall carry over to the next budget year.

  • Professional Development Leave A. Policy. Professional development leave shall be made available to employees who meet the requirements set forth below. Such leaves are granted to increase an employee's value to the University through enhanced opportunities for professional renewal, educational travel, study, formal education, research, writing, or other experience of professional value, not as a reward for service.

  • Professional Development Plan Professional Development Plan (PDP) refers to plans developed by faculty members addressing the criteria contained in Article 22 and Appendix G.

  • Professional Development Activities Professional development activities are activities initiated by individual faculty members or groups of faculty members and may include attendance at conferences, workshops or seminars which facilitate the following:

  • Professional Development Program (a) The parties agree to continue a Professional Development Program for the maintenance and development of the faculty members' professional competence and effectiveness. It is agreed that maintenance of currency of subject knowledge, the improvement of performance of faculty duties, and the maintenance and improvement of professional competence, including instructional skills, are the primary professional development activities of faculty members.

  • Professional Development Day The Employees shall be entitled to spend three (3) working days with pay for the purpose of doing research and preparation related to their work at a date mutually acceptable to the Employer and the Employee.

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